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(No Model.) v l B. W. DUNCAN.

BOG TRAP.

No. 380,649. Patented Apr. `3

.c n T Bever@ Wnuncarn hgm w m De iiNrTnn STATES PATENT Ormea BEVERLY V. DUN CAN, OF DORA, INDIANA, ASSIGNOR OF ONE-HALF TO ISAAC LEEDY, OF SAME PLACE.

HOG-TRAP.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 380,649, dated April 3, 1888.

Application filed October 27, i887. Serial No. 258,543.

To @ZZ whom it may concern.-

Beit known that I, BEVERLY W. DUNoaN, a citizen of the United States of America, residing at Dora7 in the county of Wabash and State of Indiana, have invented certain new and useful Improvements-in Hog-Traps; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full,

clear, and exact description of the invention,

. ment of the parts thereof, which will be more fully hereinafter described, and pointed out in the claims.

The object of my invention is to provide aV hogstanchionadapted to be used for snouting and ringing hogs or for any other purpose de sirable, the parts thereof being simple and effective in their operation and strong and durable in their construction. I attain this object by the construction illustrated in the accompanying drawings, wherein like letters of reference indicate similar partsin both views, and in which-- Figure Vl is a perspective view of my improved form of stanchion. Fig. 2 is a'longitndinal vertical section thereof.

A indicates the base-strips, upon which the flooring B is mounted.

C indicates the uprights, which are secured to the base-strips A at their lower ends and to top cross-strips, E, at their upper ends. Between the rear uprights O and those immediately ahead of the same suitable slats, D, are mounted upon the inner opposing faces ofthe said uprights. The rear of the stanchion is provided with a hinged gate, F, which has a suitable hook secured thereto adapted to engage with a staple, c, attached to one of the uprights C. The two forward uprights are arranged closely together and have an opening at the sides and front thereof, and between the two cross-strips E, on the top portions thereof, a windlass, K, is mounted, having bearing in (No model.)

the upper slats D. The one end of the windlass K is provided with a ratchet-wheel, k, and an operatinghandle, k, and on one side of the uprights G, adjacent to the windlass, a pawl, k2, is secured, and is adapted to engage with the ratchet-wheel k. The windlass K receives a rope, K', which is wound thereon, the ends of which are secured to a sliding partition, G, having shoulders and slots g, which engage with the side slats D and guide the said partition in its movement.

To the standards C, at which the front ends of the side slats D terminate, two doors, H, are secured by hinges h, and are adapted to open outwardly, as shown in Fig. l, to form an opening between the free opposing ends thereof, through which the head of the animal is forced and held thereby. The said doors H are limited in their outward movement by pins h', which are inserted in the flooring B, and against which the doors bear.

One end of a lever, I, is pivoted to one of the front standards O and projects over the front face of the oppositely-situated standard or upright, and is held in an adj usted position by a removable pin, c', which is adapted to be placed in apertures in the upright, with which it engages. This lever is used for forcing the animals head down, and is held in its adjustment by the pin c', as above described.

The operation of my improvement is as follows: The gate F is opened to allow the animais to enter the stanchion behind the board or partition G, and when the desired number of animals have entered the gate F is closed and securely fastened. The rope K is slackened and thepartition G is released from the side slats D and turned to one side to permit one animal to pass thereby andin front thereof, when it is adjusted, as shown in Fig. 1. The windlass K is then revolved and the partition G is drawn toward the doors H, which have previously been opened, as shown. When the partition G is drawn toward the said doors H,

the animal is also forced toward the same and 9 will instinctively thrust his head through the openingbetween the said doors and be thereby secured. The lever I is then forced down, pressing the animals head down against the floor B, when the snouting, ringing, and mark ICO ing operations may be successfully carried out. When either of said processes shall have been consummated, the pins h are removed to allow the doors H to open to free the animal, it being understood that the lever I has been raised. The doors H are then closed and secured,as at first, when another` animal may be operated upon in like manner.

The utility and convenience of myimprovement being obviously apparent, it is unnecessary to further enlarge upon the same herein.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new is 1. In ahog-stanchion, the combination ofthe frame having a rear gate and uprights the front series of which have open spaces between them at the sides and front end, the partition adapted to be slid toward the forward end of the frame, the hinged doors ahead of the said partition having limitingstops for regulating the outward movement thereof, and the lever arranged ahead of said hinged doors, adjustable,

as set forth, substantially as described.

2. In ahog-stanchion, the combination of the frame constructed as set forth and having a rear end gate, the partition-board adapted to be turned to give passage to an animal thereby and having slots and shoulders engaging with the side slats of the frame and to slide thereagainst, the windlass having a handle and ratchet and pawl, the rope engaging with said windlass and connected to the sliding parti; tion, the hinged doors, the pins for limiting the movement thereof, the front lever, and the pin for limiting the movement of said lever, substantially as described.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

BEVERLY WV. DUNCAN.

Witnesses:

ANDREW EGNEW, HENRY STEVENS. 

